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The more friends you drink with... the more you drinkSometimes it is useful to show in a well conducted study something which one suspects could well be true. A new study published today by the scientific journal Addiction shows that alcohol consumption of individuals appears to increase with the number of friends in their drinking group. The impact of drinking group size on alcohol use is stronger for men than women.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-03-friends.html
AddictionTue, 03 Mar 2015 02:24:11 ESTnews344571843Study identifies teens at-risk for synthetic marijuana useSynthetic cannabinoids ("synthetic marijuana"), with names like Spice, K2, Scooby Doo and hundreds of others, are often sold as a "legal" alternative to marijuana. Often perceived as a safe legal alternative to illicit drug use, synthetic marijuana use was associated with 11,561 reports of poisonings in the United States between January 2009 and April 2012.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-03-teens-at-risk-synthetic-marijuana.html
AddictionMon, 02 Mar 2015 08:20:02 ESTnews344505987Amsterdam warns tourists white heroin being sold as cocaine(AP)—Authorities in Amsterdam warned Friday that potentially lethal white heroin is being sold as cocaine in the city after three Danish tourists became ill this week.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-amsterdam-tourists-white-heroin-sold.html
AddictionFri, 27 Feb 2015 11:20:02 ESTnews344257471Study finds cannabis least dangerous of illicit recreational drugsA pair of researchers affiliated with several institutions in Germany, has found that of a number of drugs used by people for recreational purposes (i.e. for non-medicinal reasons and without a prescription) cannabis is the least dangerous—at least when measuring the lethality of a single dose. In their paper published in Scientific Reports, Dirk Lachenmeier and Jürgen Rehm describe their study of the lethality of several illicit drugs and their results.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-cannabis-dangerous-illicit-recreational-drugs.html
AddictionFri, 27 Feb 2015 09:30:03 ESTnews344243697Ireland passes EU's first tobacco plain packaging lawIreland on Thursday became the first European Union member state to pass a law introducing mandatory plain packaging for tobacco products, prompting the tobacco industry to threaten legal action.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-ireland-eu-tobacco-plain-packaging.html
AddictionThu, 26 Feb 2015 12:10:03 ESTnews344171988Longer duration of prescribed antismoking medication before quitting appears promisingSmokers may be more likely to successfully quit their habit if simple adjustments were made to how an existing anti-smoking medication is prescribed, according to a new study by a University at Buffalo research team.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-longer-duration-antismoking-medication.html
AddictionThu, 26 Feb 2015 09:30:02 ESTnews344163424Shopping vouchers could help 1 in 5 pregnant women quit smokingFinancial incentives could help one in five women quit smoking during pregnancy, according to new research published today in the journal Addiction. The study, led by researchers at the University of Cambridge and King's College London, found that only a small number of women 'gamed' the system to receive the incentives whilst continuing to smoke.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-vouchers-pregnant-women.html
AddictionWed, 25 Feb 2015 19:10:01 ESTnews3441039243 US tobacco companies to settle 400 smoking lawsuitsThree major US tobacco companies—Philip Morris, RJ Reynolds and Lorillard—have agreed to pay $100 million to settle more than 400 lawsuits claiming that smoking damaged people's health.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-tobacco-companies-lawsuits.html
AddictionWed, 25 Feb 2015 15:38:02 ESTnews344101073Using snus doubles the risk of alcohol dependencyPeople who use snus run twice the risk of developing alcohol dependency compared with non-users, and the more one uses snus, the higher the risk. This has been found in a study from Umeå University which was published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-snus-alcohol.html
AddictionWed, 25 Feb 2015 11:10:01 ESTnews344079333The numbers are in: As many as 2 in 3 smokers will die from their habitA large Australian study of more than 200,000 people has provided independent confirmation that up to two in every three smokers will die from their habit if they continue to smoke.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-smokers-die-habit.html
AddictionTue, 24 Feb 2015 07:24:36 ESTnews343985065Amphetamine gets the job doneDrugs are usually associated with vulnerable social groups. New research reveals that amphetamine, however, is used by some in physically demanding manual jobs - to sustain long working hours.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-amphetamine-job.html
AddictionFri, 20 Feb 2015 14:22:57 ESTnews343664567Powder vs. crack: Study identifies arrest risk disparity for cocaine useIn light of the current sentencing disparity(18:1) between crack and powder cocaine possession in the United States, researchers from New York University's Center for Drug Use and HIV Research (NYU CDUHR) examined socioeconomic correlates of use of each, and relations between use and arrest, to determine who may be at highest risk for arrest and imprisonment.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-powder-disparity-cocaine.html
AddictionFri, 20 Feb 2015 03:36:00 ESTnews343625752The growing evidence on standardised packaging of tobacco productsThe scientific journal Addiction has today published a collection of peer-reviewed research papers and commentaries that bring together key parts of the evidence base for standardised packaging of tobacco products from 2008 to 2015.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-evidence-standardised-packaging-tobacco-products.html
AddictionWed, 18 Feb 2015 10:17:44 ESTnews343477053Many pregnant teens use alcohol and drugs, study findsNew research from The University of Texas at Austin suggests that many teenagers, especially younger teens, may not be getting the message about the risks of using alcohol and other drugs during pregnancy—but that having involved parents and being engaged academically can help.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-pregnant-teens-alcohol-drugs.html
AddictionWed, 18 Feb 2015 10:00:02 ESTnews343474238Medication effective in helping smokers quit graduallyAmong cigarette smokers not willing or able to quit smoking in the next month but willing to reduce with the goal of quitting in the next 3 months, use of the nicotine addiction medication varenicline for 24 weeks compared with placebo produced greater reductions in smoking prior to quitting and increased smoking cessation rates at the end of treatment and at 1 year, according to a study in the February 17 issue of JAMA.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-medication-effective-smokers-gradually.html
AddictionTue, 17 Feb 2015 11:00:05 ESTnews343372342Orientation week drinking may have gateway effectHeavy alcohol use by students during university orientation weeks may be a gateway into heavier drinking during the rest of the academic year, according to latest Otago research.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-week-gateway-effect.html
AddictionMon, 16 Feb 2015 07:30:04 ESTnews343292536Drug abuse in Iran rising despite executions, police raidsIran is breaking bad. Officials say methamphetamine production and abuse of hard drugs are skyrocketing in the country despite potentially lethal criminal penalties for users if they are caught. The increase is partly because of Iran's status as the gateway for the region's top drug exporter, Afghanistan—and partly because Iranian dealers are profiting so handsomely from sales to overstressed students and exhausted double-jobbers.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-drug-abuse-iran-police-raids.html
AddictionThu, 12 Feb 2015 10:40:01 ESTnews342959435Plain packaging reduces 'cigarette-seeking' response by almost a tenth, says studyPlain tobacco packaging may reduce the likelihood of smokers seeking to obtain cigarettes by almost 10% compared to branded packs, according to research from the Universities of Exeter and Bristol.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-plain-packaging-cigarette-seeking-response-tenth.html
AddictionTue, 10 Feb 2015 09:10:02 ESTnews342781194Gov't says fewer drivers are drinking, but more use drugs(AP)—A government report says the number of drivers who get on the road with alcohol in their systems has declined by nearly one-third since 2007, but there has been a large increase in drivers using marijuana and other illegal drugs.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-govt-drivers-drugs.html
AddictionFri, 06 Feb 2015 16:56:03 ESTnews342464151Opioid and heroin crisis triggered by doctors overprescribing painkillersAccording to researchers at Brandeis University, the University of North Florida and Johns Hopkins University, policymakers must look beyond painkiller abuse, also called non-medical use, in their efforts to reduce opioid overdose deaths. In a comprehensive investigation, the scientists show that since 2002, new cases of non-medical abuse have declined, yet painkiller overdose deaths have soared; evidence, they say, that recreational use of painkillers is not a key driver of the opioid crisis. The authors suggest that policymakers should instead focus on preventing new cases of opioid addiction caused by both medical and non-medical use and expanding access to opioid addiction treatment.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-opioid-heroin-crisis-triggered-doctors.html
AddictionWed, 04 Feb 2015 12:45:00 ESTnews342276293How do "graduation" ceremonies effect addiction treatment?As 64 percent of Americans entering addiction treatment are repeat patients, many health care professionals have questioned the significance of addiction graduation ceremonies. In a new article published in Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, addiction clinician and researcher Izaak L. Williams explores this disconnect and its origins in the treatment context.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-ceremonies-effect-addiction-treatment.html
AddictionWed, 04 Feb 2015 06:10:01 ESTnews342251926Possible answer found to why moderate drinking might be healthy for someModerate consumption of alcohol has been associated with health benefits in some—but not all—studies. Researchers at the Yale University School of Medicine may have found an explanation, in part, for why non-smokers might benefit from a glass of wine.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-moderate-healthy.html
AddictionMon, 02 Feb 2015 08:45:34 ESTnews342089128Study of drug users finds people with ADHD started using at younger ageAdults with a history of ADHD who use drugs started using substances one to two years earlier than those with no ADHD history, according to a new University of Florida study.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-01-drug-users-people-adhd-younger.html
AddictionWed, 28 Jan 2015 07:59:43 ESTnews341654346Researchers find hormone that increases the sex drive of miceResearchers at the University of Gothenburg show that mice that receive a supplement of the "appetite hormone" ghrelin increase their sexual activity. Whether the hormone has the same impact on humans is unknown, but if it does, the researchers may have found the key to future treatments for sex abuse.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-01-hormone-sex-mice.html
AddictionTue, 27 Jan 2015 07:50:03 ESTnews341566228Age concern in largest ever study of heroin user deathsOlder users of opioids such as heroin are 27 times more likely to become a victim of homicide than the general population, a University of Manchester study of almost 200,000 users has found.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-01-age-largest-heroin-user-deaths.html
AddictionTue, 27 Jan 2015 06:24:09 ESTnews341562237Immunotherapy inhibits heroin effects in research animalsImmunotherapy could have a place in the treatment of substance abuse in the future. A specific antibody can reduce the acute effects of heroin, according to a new experimental study at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-01-immunotherapy-inhibits-heroin-effects-animals.html
AddictionTue, 20 Jan 2015 09:22:42 ESTnews340968155Exploring the use of alcohol-interactive prescription medication among US drinkersApproximately 71 percent of American adults drink alcohol. While alcohol interacts negatively with a number of commonly prescribed medications, little is known on a population level about the use of alcohol-interactive (AI) prescription medication among US drinkers. A new study has found that almost 42 percent of drinkers in the US population have used one or more alcohol-interactive prescription medications.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-01-exploring-alcohol-interactive-prescription-medication-drinkers.html
AddictionFri, 16 Jan 2015 16:00:03 ESTnews340625186Opinion: Will legal marijuana lead to more addicts?At present, cannabis is fully legalized in Colorado and Washington and will soon be fully legalized in Oregon and Alaska. Additionally, medical cannabis is legal in 23 states. The writing is on the wall that more and more states are going to legalize cannabis in various ways and that access will become easier and easier. In the face of this reality, two big questions arise: will cannabis usage skyrocket? Will addiction rates go through the roof?http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-01-opinion-legal-marijuana-addicts.html
AddictionWed, 14 Jan 2015 09:40:02 ESTnews340448462Alcohol warnings from parents matterParenting practices and restrictions when it comes to alcohol use can make a difference with adolescent drinking, and there is considerable value to consistent and sustained parental attitudes about drinking, according to new research by a University at Buffalo psychologist.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-01-alcohol-parents.html
AddictionThu, 08 Jan 2015 13:05:07 ESTnews339944700In US, six people die daily from alcohol poisoningAn average of six people die from alcohol poisoning every day in the United States, according to a US government report out Tuesday.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-01-people-die-daily-alcohol-poisoning.html
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